Low-cost Aakash 2 tablet debuts with 1GHz processor, will be sold to students for INR 1,132

The second iteration of low-cost Aakash tablet for students was announced earlier today at a press event by the Indian President. Dubbed as Aakash 2.0, tablet’s previous version never reached the students till now, but we hope things are different this time around. The tablet, which comes at a market price of INR 2,236, will be sold to students at a subsidised price of INR 1,132.

The tablet is manufactured by Canada-based Datawind.

The Indian government initially plans to distribute 100,000 of these tablets to students of engineering colleges and universities, followed by other students. About 220 million Indian students will get the device across the country in the next five-six years.

Aakash 2 features a 1GHz processor, Android 4.0, seven-inch capacitive display and will give four hours of battery backup.

Indian president Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the device at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi and the launch event was attended by hundreds of teachers across the country through online video conferencing.

There is still no clarity on how the tablet is going to be distributed to the students in the country. We are trying to find out and will update the post accordingly.

Update: According to Deccan Chronicle, Indian Government has chosen 244 engineering colleges in the country that will work as remote centres for “Aakash in Education” programme, coordinated by IIT-Mumbai under the National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT). The programme will cover all engineering colleges in due course.

Aakash 2 key features:

7-inch capacitive display

512MB RAM

1GHz Cortex A8 processor

4GB storage

microSD card slot

USB port

3,000 mAh battery

Few images of the Akash 2 tablet from VB, which got hands on the tablet recently:

Full press release:

President Unveils Aakash Version 2.0 Tablet on National Education Day

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee took the occasion of National Education Day to release and dedicate to the nation, the innovative and modestly-priced Aakash Version 2.0 tablet in New Delhi today.

Unveiled in the presence of Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Sh Jitin Prasada and Dr Shashi Tharoor, Ministers of State for Human Resource Development, Aakash Version 2.0 is a full-fledged tablet computer . IIT Bombay along with the Ministry of Human Resource Development has created several useful educational applications for the tablet. Teachers and students in the remotest corners of India can join a classroom and benefit from lectures delivered by the best teachers.

Some of the initiatives in technology-enabled education that can run on Aakash Version 2.0 tablet include Ten Thousand Teachers Training Programme – a live video interaction with participants , Clicker applications for real time feedback in country-wide classroom, Daisy Books for differently-abled students, NCERT content , GNU Khata- an accounting package for barefoot accountants in rural areas and Scholarship Portal integrated with Aadhar.

On National Education Day, which is also the 124th birth anniversary of Independent India’s first Education Minister , Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, rich tributes were paid to the great freedom fighter and eminent educationist.

plz tell me how the students can get akash 2 tablet. its simply helpful for me

Akshay Pathare

how the students can get akash 2 tablet…………………………..

VISHWAS BHALSING

Plz send me akash all detail in coming on colleges

om

Keep the lid on enthusiasm people. you are never going to get your hands on this tablet. Datawind and Government are fooling you all. There is going to be extreme shortage of it even if it is available. They plan to make it available in 5-6 years ? lol . what a joke. do you think this technology will even be viable after 5-6 years ? and i dont think it comes in 3g. how many schools are equipped with wi-fi ? what about warranty ? after sales service ? its all a big scam. BEWARE

abrar

I AM AN ENGG STUDENT FROM HYDERABAD ,”I WANT TO BUY AKASH-2 HOW IS THE PROCEDURE FOR BOOKING THE TABLET”!!!!!!

Jainjainam

sir iwant to book akash tablet how to bookit

Vinayak kumar

sir,i am student of b.tech .how and where i can register itself for tablet

Hello sir,
I m the student
sir, I want the information about how to book tab and after booking when I get tab in my hand and also about payment process….
Address Khalari (mohan,nagar ) (Ranchi) mobile no. 9939105007

ravikumar

i am a diploma student . i want buy this tab. please give me suggestion for buy this tab……..

sagar

nice one..how can i get it?

ambika

call me i will tell you…..
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aakansha

sir…
tell me how can i buy this tab…
+918829087545

pankaj

sir,
how can be buy akash tab from alwar….
and how can be buy this tab on student base….
+919782589715

rishika

hoe to buy akash2?

rishika

i want to buy akash-2 ……..how?

MOHIT PASWAN

I am student i want to a purchase akash 2 tab please give me information how take it

coll me 8873352613

JAYANT BODSE

Hello sir,
I m the student of engineering
sir, I want the information about how to book tab and after booking when I get tab in my hand and also about payment process

http://gmail Ashish ranjan

sir, i have booked akash-1,but i have changed my location from jamshedpur to new delhi.so i want,my tablet could be given at my new address..
c/o-kamlesh pathak,
H.No-B-1248,sangam gali,new ashok nagar,new delhi,110096

hay its look like windows 8 device… look at device in hands of mr. pranav mukharji

http://AS78833@GMAIL.COM Ambuj kumar

I have booked ‘ubislate7+’ in the month of Jan.2012. As required by the Datawind Company, I have paid Rs.2999/- in the month of Aprial 2012 which has acknowledged by the Datawind. I am kept on promice that I will get my ‘Ubislate7+’ firstly by the end of May2012, thereafter, company has e-mailed me that I will get the device by the end of June2012.Now, this is Nov 10th. I think ‘Datawind’ Company is palying fraud with the public money in collusion with the Govenment and some of the Ministers.

Manav

File a complaint in cyberpolice for online fraud then only these companies will act.

sohan

Yes, Datawind is playing a fraud in india…
It is to obvius , and it has kept maney of many persons like you.
lock a case against Datawind and go for another tablet,
the is also a reason not to go witk akash is that it will work or not,
means if u get the tablet and it works , then the company has no resposibility against it,
it comes without warrenty..

Ambuj kumar

please tell the procedure that how the students can get the AKASH2 tablet.

Sandy

Abe ye kab ayega

vinay

AAKASH-2 launched hahahahahaha guys what about AAKASH-1 has anybody seen it i think distribution of AAKASH-1 will satrt during launch of AAKASH-3
anyways this is definition of INDIA new model launched while orignal one,still not distributed

jisbert

I have booked ‘ubislate7+’ in the month of Jan.2012. As required by the Datawind Company, I have paid Rs.2999/- in the month of Aprial 2012 which has acknowledged by the Datawind. I am kept on promice that I will get my ‘Ubislate7+’ firstly by the end of May2012, thereafter, company has e-mailed me that I will get the device by the end of June2012.Now, this is Nov 10th. I think ‘Datawind’ Company is palying fraud with the public money in collusion with the Govenment and some of the Ministers.

Bevin

How can we purchase this tab. . Is there any online shopping available. . .

http://google rahul modi

how can we purchase this tablet … is there any online shopping available

MY SUGGESTION TO YOU ALL. DONT DONT PRE-PAY (PAYMENT BEFORE DELIVERY) TO DATAWIND IN ANY CASE EVEN IF THEY SAY YOU WILL GET IT IN RS. 5-/ . YOU WILL LOSE YOU MONEY.
there are millions of order with datawind (check datawind website). and if you book now it may take infinite days.

san

Akash deep

I want to online booking,plz tell me how to order akash-2

chandan pandit

please tell the procedure that how the students can get the AKASH2 tablet early please

san

you will never get it. you just type “ubislate delivery” in google you will know the situation.
datawind is only doing advertisement. I have booked my ubislate in January 2012 and paid for it in March 2012 but still waiting for delivery. It is not only me how has not received it there are millions of customer and datawind also agree on it. so if they can not delivery to those who had booked 1 year back then if you book now then it will take approx 2-3 years (may be never). so spend little more dont be greedy.

san

Vatsal Rohit

Plz tell me How to order Akash-2..???

anand

HI

Please let me know more update on.

Regards
Anand

Santosh gandhi

What the procedure for getting akash2 tab ?.

Satish Kumar

what is the procedure to get akash teb-2

kaushal

how to buy????????????????????????????

http://androidos.in tanmay bhadauria

when it will come in mkt and how students get it

http://androidos.in neha bhadauria

pl tell how to get it and what is cost

http://Gmail.com R. Ramana

please tell the procedure that how the students can get the AKASH2 tablet early please.

kanishk

i think it will get to college students and then it will be distributed to school one’s….

hari

From were will we get the tablet ?????????

pawan

please tell the procedure that how the students can get the AKASH2 tablet.

http://Gmail.com R. Ramana

please tell the procedure that how the students can get the AKASH2 tablet.

Vishal

I want to online booking because it is very cheap.

http://mishrap175@gmail.com prakash mishra

can i talk to other person by using this tablet………………………..?

MrBishop

Yes it has a Video Camera on the front and Skype installed by the looks of the pictures. I suggest you “side-load” gtalk and use that instead though.

anamika

I hope they are not claiming this as an indian made product. Because i have the same exact device but called NXG X10